Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Reveal Kamala Harris Ice Cream Flavor — And It’s Inspired By a Viral Meme

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand co-founders are partnering with MoveOn to give coconut ice cream to voters in battleground states

Ben & Jerry’s creators created an ice cream flavor in support of Kamala Harris. Photo: MoveOn; Andrew Harnik/Getty

Kamala Harris took the internet by storm when she said, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” Now the viral quote is the inspiration for a sweet treat.

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have teamed up with MoveOn, a political advocacy group, to create a dessert inspired by the vice president and current presidential candidate.

Here’s the scoop: Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee, a coconut ice cream with caramel swirls and red, white and blue star-shaped sprinkles, will travel the country in a “Scoop the Vote” ice cream truck and make 20 stops in battleground states.

Free cups and cones of ice cream will be handed out at each stop and attendees can sign up for the chance to win the autographed, limited-edition flavor. Fans can also sign up for the raffle on ScoopTheVote.com. Volunteers and elected officials will go aboard the bus and speak with voters in swing states to discuss a plan to vote by Nov. 5, according to MoveOn’s website.

Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee has caramel swirls and star-shaped sprinkles.MoveOn

MoveOn’s executive director Rahna Epting told USA Today that non-political activities can engage potential voters. “There’s a ton of folks that are already tuned into this election, and then there’s a vast, vast set of folks that aren’t,” she said.

Kamala’s Coconut Jubilee is not sold under the Ben & Jerry’s label and fans can only get a taste of the treat at the free ice cream truck. Each pint has a photograph of Harris surrounded by palm trees and red, white and blue stars. The label reads “Ben’s Best” in a font similar to Ben & Jerry’s branding.

The flavor is inspired by the vice president’s May 10, 2023, speech. The White House speech focused on advancing opportunities for Hispanic individuals. The viral coconut mention was part of a sentiment Harris’ mother told her as a child.

“Because none of us just live in a silo.  Everything is in context,” she explained in the speech. “My mother used to — she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, ‘I don’t know what’s wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?’ “

Then after a beat, she added in a more solemn tone, “You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”

The sound bite became a TikTok trend and Harris’s supporters have been posting coconut and tree emojis on social media.